Stories from Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Armorel plans special meeting(06/09/09)ARMOREL -- The Armorel School Board hired three new people and called a special board meeting for next Monday night when it met for its regular monthly meeting Monday night. The special meeting will be at 6 p.m. next Monday at the Administrative Building to discuss school lunch programs and to review different designs for cabinets that will be built in the district house renovation...

51 animals removed from Steele residence(06/09/09)STEELE -- More than 50 animals were removed from a Steele residence Monday morning, following a 14-month investigation involving the Caruthersville Humane Society, the Humane Society of Missouri, and the Pemiscot County Sheriff's Department. Humane Society investigators from Caruthersville, and the Humane Society of Missouri, Pemiscot County Sheriff's Deputies, the Animal Control Officer from Caruthersville, and a Wardell police officer assisted in the execution of the search warrant and the removal of 51 animals.. ...

Santas coming to town again(06/09/09)Santa is looking to Blytheville, Ark., this year for some summertime sun and fun. Santas from Pennsylvania, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee and Arkansas will gather this weekend for Santa's Summertime Retreat II. The retreat is being held to raise funds for Mississippi County Foster Child Christmas Fund to help bring a brighter and merrier Christmas to these children...

Church-builders come to town(06/09/09)Work is progressing well on the new Bethany Baptist Church, thanks in part to a volunteer group who will be working on the church for the next month. Volunteer Christian Builders is a group of mostly retired individuals who volunteer their time to help churches complete construction projects...